Author: Freddie Whittaker

Trainee teachers on a new postgraduate teaching apprenticeship will be guaranteed an unqualified teacher’s salary, the government has announced. The Department for Education says schools will not be allowed to pay apprentice teachers the apprentice minimum wage, which is currently £3.50 per hour. Instead, they will be paid a salary in line with the unqualified […]

The government has published results data from the national Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFS). The results are based on teacher assessments carried out at the end of reception. Here are the key findings… 1. A higher proportion of pupils are achieving ‘good’ development Nationally, 70.7 per cent of pupil achieved what the government deems […]

The police have ended their investigation into alleged fraud at Birmingham’s Baverstock Academy. West Midlands Police said today that a man arrested on suspicion of fraud and two other people questioned in relation will face no further action. The investigation was launched in April this year, just weeks after the government announced the school was to […]

The exam board Edexcel has replaced the non-examined assessment (NEA) component of its computer science GCSE, leaving schools having to find time for up to 20 additional hours in their timetables for pupils. An error in the security settings for the NEA means pupils may have seen the content of the test in advance, according […]

The government has announced that £53 million will be made available to help multi-academy trusts (MATs) take on more schools this year. But the funding will be restricted to those with a “proven record” of turning around underperforming schools. The fund, previously called “the regional academy growth fund” but now renamed “the MAT development and improvement fund”, […]

The schools minister Nick Gibb went on a week-long trip to Australia and Singapore to “reinforce” Britain’s relationship with the two countries in July, at a cost of more than £10,000, government documents reveal. A register of ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings shows that Gibb was flown to the two countries between July 7 […]

The government still hasn’t found all the savings it needs to give schools the additional £1.3 billion funding it has promised over the next two years, the Department for Education’s top civil servant has admitted. Jonathan Slater, the DfE’s permanent secretary, told MPs this morning that he has yet to identify £800 million of savings […]

The proportion of pupils entering and achieving the EBacc has fallen this year, government data shows. In 2017, 38.1 per cent of pupils in state-funded schools entered the five EBacc subjects and 23.5 per cent achieved a “standard pass”. Last year, 39.7 per cent entered and 24.5 per cent passed. The government considers a standard […]

The Department for Education has announced the winners of the second elections to its headteacher boards. The eight boards are made up headteachers and senior leaders from academies, who advise regional school commissioners on key decisions, including on school takeovers. The winners are as follows… North of England RSC: Janet Renou Elected Zoe Carr (WISE […]